The martial arts immortals in the modern world.

Chapter 213 Center of Gravity
"Master Yaoguang, thank you for your contribution. If it weren't for your huge concession, the most elite combat academy would not have been able to complete the complete replacement and equip the Zixiao 15 improved flying sword."

In Zixiao Courtyard, Xu Qiexing, who came to receive the last batch of flying swords, said with a smile on his face.

"Thank you for the compliment. I got a spiritual treasure directly, so I'm the winner."

Yaoguang said with a smile.

"We know these humble words of the Yaoguang Palace Master. It just so happens that this year's procurement funds have come out. In addition, thanks to the improvement of the spirit gathering arrays in some places, the total output of spirit stones this year will exceed 100 million. The amount allocated to the Zhengzhan Palace for procurement has also increased a lot. In order to prevent Zixiao Academy from having no orders for the time being, I have contacted the Flying Sword Department and placed an order with Zixiao Academy for 600 low-grade treasure-level flying swords to equip the second-tier great sword cultivators."

Walk slowly.

"Low-grade treasure flying sword..."

Yaoguang thought for a moment, but did not respond immediately. Instead, he said, "Actually, I do not recommend purchasing any more low-grade treasure-level flying swords."

Considering that he and Jiuding Sect have cooperated so far, the two sides have already established a sufficient foundation of trust. He said frankly: "During this period of time, the process of building the third-generation patrol warship and the research on the two spiritual treasures on my body have given me a new understanding of formations and refining. I have also made a new round of improvements to the improved Zixiao 15 flying sword... Well, I call it Zixiao 16."

"Zixiao 16 is out!?"

When Xu Qiexing heard this, he was surprised and happy.

"It has come out, but because the cost is too high, we are still in the process of cost reduction."

Yaoguang said as he walked to the workbench and placed a jade talisman on the table. Soon, the shadow of a new flying sword was projected out.

"The performance of Zixiao 16 has been comprehensively improved compared to the improved Zixiao 15. The biggest advantage of the original improved Zixiao 15 flying sword is its high speed, and there is nothing commendable in other aspects. However, Zixiao 16 not only inherits the advantage of the improved Zixiao 15 flying sword in terms of speed, but also has sufficient growth in attack power and flexibility. In other words, this flying sword can be used by both 'Thunder Raid' type sword cultivators and 'Breaking the Array' type sword cultivators. Even 'Aerial Combat' type sword cultivators can use it to exert amazing power."

Yaoguang said with a smile: "In my opinion, this is a flying sword with no disadvantages except for its energy consumption and stability which is not a disadvantage."

Xu Qiexing looked at the flying sword data displayed by Yaoguang, and his eyes suddenly became extremely bright.

"This data... I'm afraid it has truly reached the level of a fifth-generation flying sword, right?"

He said excitedly: "As far as I know, even the current fifth generation flying sword of Wuji Xinggong has not yet been finalized."

"Its stability is weak and its spiritual power consumption is too high, so it does not fully meet the standards of a fifth-generation flying sword..."

"But the stability of the Purple Sky flying sword has never been a disadvantage, but an advantage!"

Xu Qiexing glanced at Yaoguang and said, "If our side can gain an absolute advantage in the battle of souls, this flying sword can even be considered a fifth-and-a-half-generation flying sword. With this excellent performance, our elite battle academy can even fight against the elite battle academy of the Great Sun Sword Sect with a score of one to ten!"

Yaoguang listened, nodded, and gave an accurate answer: "If you don't care about the spiritual consumption and can also gain an advantage in the confrontation of the souls, it is not difficult to achieve a record of one to ten."

"The attribute of spiritual energy consumption is ultimately caused by lack of money. In fact, when it comes to a life-and-death battle, who cares about the consumption of true energy? No matter how many spiritual stones there are, can they be more valuable than the cultivator himself? Who would be willing to use an inferior flying sword when they can have a superior one?"

Xu Qiexing said, and added: "Of course, the huge spiritual consumption will inevitably make the battle difficult to sustain, and the master of Wu Qingying Palace has not yet refined the third-generation recovery pill, but... aren't our patrol battleships being built? If there are patrol battleships accompanying us, the sword cultivators who have consumed a lot of true essence can return to the patrol battleships at any time to recover and replenish their true essence. Why worry about the sword cultivators not being able to capture cities and strongholds and be invincible!?"

"I designed this flying sword because I knew that the sect was building a sky patrol warship."

Yaoguang said, "As expected, the Sky Patrol Battleship will be finalized next year. If everything goes well, it can be produced within two years... Of course, this is when the production technology of the first Sky Patrol Battleship is not yet proficient. As time goes by, when everyone is familiar with the manufacturing technology of the Sky Patrol Battleship, the time to produce a Sky Patrol Battleship can be completely compressed to less than one year. Once the Sky Patrol Battleship is available, it will be coordinated by two elite battle academies equipped with Zixiao 16 flying swords... It's a bit exaggerated to destroy the Great Sun Sword Sect, but sweeping across the East China Sea is definitely not a problem."

"Good! Good! Good!"

After hearing this, Xu Qiexing said three good words in a row. He was full of anticipation: "Will we be able to directly recover Donghai on that day?"

"of course."

Yaoguang said, "But I still think that we can wait a little longer to recover the East China Sea. Anyway, we have already recovered the 100,000-li area of ​​sea originally occupied by the Xuanming Sect, and expelled the ancient immortal sect that interfered there. The initial construction of the spirit gathering array in these territories will take three to five years. As for the remaining two-thirds of the East China Sea...it is better to wait until these areas are initially constructed before taking back the East China Sea."

He paused and said, "By that time, I think we will have three or four patrol warships, so even if we go to war with the Sun Sword Sect, it won't be a problem."

"Three to five years..."

Xu Qiexing listened and nodded: "We have waited for so many years. We can afford to wait for three to five years! I will convince the clan leader to do as you said and complete the initial construction of our recovered area before we start to fully recover the East China Sea."

Then, he took a look at Yaoguang's flying sword and asked, "When can we try to produce Zixiao 16?"

"It's only been a year or two."

Yaoguang Road.

As he spoke, he glanced at Zixiao Academy again: "However, Zixiao Academy is a large and powerful company. If it really stops working for a year or two, many people may not be able to adapt. Therefore, Palace Master Xu, please help me contact and see if the improved Zixiao 12 flying sword can be exported? Of course, it would be even better if the Zixiao 13 can be exported. The treasure market is the real lucrative market!"

"Is it Zixiao 13, a low-grade treasure?"

Xu Qiexing pondered for a while: "In the current situation, the Wujixing Palace has no time to take care of other things. The Wanshou Sect and the Immortal Alliance also have conflicts to resolve. Moreover, the Wanshou Sect and our Jiuding Sect have a good relationship. The main industry of the Immortal Alliance is elixirs. It is unlikely that they will target us. The remaining Taiyin Sect and Fatian Pavilion... are far away in Lengyue Continent. If they really want to send their forces to our Jiuding Sect in Tianxing Continent across so many sects, the threat may not be much higher than that of the Dayi Sword Sect..."

Thinking of this, he made a decision: "Sell!"

"Thank you very much." Yaoguang said.

Entering the treasure market will inevitably affect the interests of many people and bring many risks. These risks now require the Jiuding Sect to help him bear and resist.

This is also the reason why Yaoguang would express his gratitude.

"Hahaha, you are the deputy hall master of the Weapon Refining Hall and the Profound Array Hall of my Jiuding Sect, and you are also responsible for the construction of the Patrol Battleship. Why should you be polite? Besides, after entering the treasure market and making huge profits, you can spend most of these spirit stones within the sect. It's mutually beneficial."

Xu Qiexing said with a smile.

Yaoguang felt a little guilty.

Not all the money he earned went back to the Jiuding Sect, a large portion of it was also earned by the Dengxian Tower of the Immortal Alliance.

There was no way. The Jiuding Sect could not provide him with the elixirs he needed to improve his martial arts skills.

The level of the Alchemy Palace Master...

He really looked down on it.

"Have you finished designing the external sales model of Zixiao 13? I'll send the information to the Golden Temple. As long as we offer a suitable price, I think they won't mind purchasing a batch."

"Ready."

Yaoguang handed him another jade talisman.

Xu Qiexing took a quick inspection and when he was sure there was nothing wrong with the product, he immediately said, "Wait for good news from me."

After saying that, he couldn't wait to say goodbye and leave, and went to find Zhou Lijian to help Yaoguang get orders.

Regarding a master-level figure like Yaoguang who is proficient in all aspects, everyone in the sect has a consensus that they should do their best to meet any requests he puts forward.

……

"It's been a year. Although I've taken a lot of pills, my martial arts skills have only improved gradually. Especially... the top-level or even high-level pills are not sold to the public in Ascension Tower... Even if they are sold, they are sold under the guise of an auction, with pills that cost tens of thousands of spirit stones sold for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars."

Yaoguang felt the increase in [Merchant] experience after completely completing this order, but his mind was focused on the two branches of [Martial Arts] and [Shinto].

At this moment, his [Martial Arts] branch progress is still at 22%, and has not made much progress.

However, with the accumulation of a large number of elixirs, his own strength has begun to condense the body of the Star Demon God.

This step has a huge impact on becoming a Star God.

If you take a large amount of low-quality pills, it will increase the difficulty of successfully "opening up".

And "opening up" is a necessary condition for becoming a star god.

Only by opening the 108 acupoints on the body and refining the 108 acupoints into 108 stars can one reach the realm of Star God.

Ninety-nine percent of the star masters in the world today have fallen at this step.

"I will continue to buy elixirs from the Ascension Tower. Even if I am willing to bear the sky-high prices offered by the Ascension Tower, since I cannot buy the truly top-notch elixirs, it will still take more than ten years to complete this stage of cultivation. If I go slower, it will probably take decades! On the other hand, as long as I am willing, I can go through the tribulation right away. After another year or two of settling down, I can achieve the true realm of the Dharma."

When one reaches the realm of Dharmadhatu, the ancient tree will grow new branches.

Relying on the rare treasure of heaven and earth, his "Heavenly Spiritual Root", he has now embarked on the journey of Qi Refining and reached the eighth level of Qi Refining in just one year.

If we want to fight next...

It's all about [alchemy].

As long as he frantically reads alchemy books and even takes the initiative to find an alchemist to learn how to make alchemy, the probability of success is still very high if nothing unexpected happens.

therefore……

"Improve your Dharma-phase cultivation. By truly improving your own strength to the Dharma-phase level, you can derive new branches and take a gamble on the [Alchemy] profession... As for the fact that you are easily discovered when you are promoted to the Dharma-phase... it's very simple."

Yaoguang understood in his heart: "As long as my realm is higher than everyone else's, by a large margin, and with the Nine Ding Sect's protection, I will naturally not be noticed by other Dharma images."

As soon as this thought came to mind, all the experience gained from the transaction of Hunyuan Bell was filled into the branches of [Shendao].

In the next few years, all the nutrients he obtained through [Merchant] will be piled on this until he can ensure a safe promotion to the Dharmakāya.

(End of this chapter)